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Coal Basic Statistics (data
for 2005 except where noted) |
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| U.S. Production | 1,131.5 million short tons |
| U.S. Consumption |
1,125.2 million short tons
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| U.S. Year-End Coal Stocks |
144.0 million short tons
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| Average Open Market Sales Price |
$23.59 per ton
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| Average Delivered Price |
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| Electric utilities |
$31.22 per short ton
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| Coke Plants |
$83.79 per short ton
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| Other Industrial Plants |
$47.63 per short ton
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| Largest Producing State |
Wyoming - 404.3 million short tons |
| Imports |
30.5 million short tons
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| Exports |
49.9 million short tons
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| Electric Power Industry Consumption |
1,038 million short tons
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| Coal % of Electricity Generation |
49.7
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| Coal % of Electric Power Industry Capacity |
32
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| Largest Producing Coal Mine |
Black Thunder/Thunder Basin Coal Company LLC
87.6 million short tons |
| Leading Producing Company |
Peabody Coal Sales Co
201.4 million short tons |
| Average Number of Employees/Miners | 79,283 |
| World Coal Production (2004) |
6,078.6 million short tons
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| World Coal Consumption (2004) |
6,098.8 million short tons
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